AyinBase with R' Paltiel Tuesday 4 Elul 5772
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173 – 1st line from the top of the page
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starts, 'ruck...') For text, see picture below.
So in like manner,
with greater subtlety we can understand how this topic of 'the
essence of the name' and 'the exposure of the name' is up Above.
After the
tzimzum/contraction there is 'drawing down', but this is not possible
above this level. Above, the light encompasses everything. Yet
still above 2 levels can be differentiated. One is 'the spreading of
the light' – that He had the will to 'create and emanate' worlds.
This projecting of
worlds, means creating a state of being that certainly needs
'hamshacha' – drawing down input from above. So the creation of
something that is not essential was identified above. The starting
of this projection is reflective of the level of 'calling of the
name'.
Ratzon/will is a
makif/surrounding faculty. Ratzon here means, will of the entire
essence. It is not a 'want' due to any lacking.
Calling by the name
is possible only when there is an outsider. And the outsider
recognizes something of you. This means some aspect of you has
projected itself to the outside. So it is no long exclusively you.
This was His will – 'aliya be ratzon' – to create this situation.
To explain: the
principle of 'ratzon/will' is very important. We try to point out
that one of the toughest things for us to relate to is that there
should be a life, without any kind of external cause. We can readily
understand 'cause and effect'. There is no sensitivity unless it is
being stimulated/disturbed is the outlook of the world. It is very
important to relate to a fundamental reality.
We have a real soul
and can relate to this.
Ratzon/will is a
faculty of the soul. What does he want if there is nothing missing?
Gemara says, 'worldly desire can never be satisfied'. And
spiritually it is the same thing. You should not be satisfied with
your level – you should want spiritual growth...
On the spiritual side
it is due to the excellence of what he has. In the physical world if
you have $100 you want $200. This is based on a lacking. When you
have the $100 you realize the lack of that amount. In spirituality
it is different. It is not based on lack. The desire for
spirituality is, 'I am human, and I want the truth, not because it
satisfies me, but because it is the truth, and this is like a ladder,
when I attain a level of truth I see more, and I want a greater leve
of truth...'
In summary, the
ratzon/will of the soul, represents its truth. It is not base on
lack. I came to the world not due to a lack but because I am His
ambassador. I have a mission that He gave me, and I feel a
connection to the One who sent me. I sense that in everyday life.
The soul only wants Him – it doesn't know anything else.
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